News sites provide material informing, explaining, or commenting on the events and issues of the day. In addition, web sites with information 'about' news and about news reporting are within the scope of the category and its subcategories. This might include essays on current events or sites describing news sources in detail.
Alternative
This category is designated for sites that include news from perspectives which get less attention in the mainstream media.
Bad News,
Directories,
Good News,
Magazines and E-zines,
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Analysis and Opinion
Sites that provide in-depth background and reporting, analysis and commentary on issues. Most links are to in-depth feature packages or archives of media or other websites.
Columnists,
Magazines and E-zines,
Personal,
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Breaking News
Find late breaking news stories on a variety of topics from around the world. Features sites that update frequently as news happens.
Business and Economy,
Official Press Releases,
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By Region
Links to news sources whose focus is a particular region of the world.
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By Subject
Listings of links to other sections of the Open Directory providing news and information sources focused on particular topics or subject areas.
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Chats and Forums
Sites for discussion about news, media and journalism.
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Colleges and Universities
News: Colleges and Universities is for news media produced by institutions of higher education and their students, covering news, events and opinion on campus and beyond; it also includes organizations and services related to their production.
Magazines and E-zines,
Newspapers,
News Services,
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Current Events
Current Events is a section for people looking for current news and commentary on hot news items such as elections, disasters, and military or political conflicts.
Business and Economy,
Investigations and Scandals,
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Directories
Sites containing alphabetical or classified lists of news resources.
Headline Links,
Search Engines,
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Extended Coverage
Sites with archives of various news issues which were covered over an extended period of time.
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Internet Broadcasts
Streaming audio and video coverage of news events on the Web. This category is meant to focus on the variety of news providers, much like the scope of News/Newspapers and Arts/Television/News, rather than a directory of topic areas elsewhere in the ODP.
Audio,
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Magazines and E-zines
This category is for websites of print publications with content related to the news.
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Media
Sites having to do with issues and processes of reporting and interpreting the news.See also the descriptions for:Alternative MediaBreaking NewsBusiness Services for MediaPublishing Industry
Access to Airwaves,
Analysis and Opinion,
Broadcast,
Employment,
Industry News,
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Museums and Archives
Lists institutions which contain original news records and make them available for scholarly research.
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Newspapers
This category contains links to the web sites for newspapers. These are often online versions of print daily or weekly publications containing news and opinion of current events, feature articles, photographs, and usually advertising.
Directories,
International,
Military Bases,
Publishers,
Regional,
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Personalized News
This category is for customizable web sites or services which allow you to see the news that you want and which filter out what you do not want to see.
Desktop Software,
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Satire
Dedicated to satirizing topical issues and those individuals making the news. Includes spoof newspapers, news-focused satirical columnists and discussions.
Audio,
E-Zines,
Video,
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Weather
Providing weather reports, forecasts, current conditions, and warnings as well as access to its related meteorological topics.
Agricultural,
Air Quality,
Audio Broadcasts,
Aviation,
By Region,
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Weblogs
Blogs covering general news stories and current events. Tend to be in the style of news tickers rather than journals.
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